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Tanya Tuzova

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Tanya (Tatiana) Tuzova
Таня Тузова
Born
Tatiana Petrovna Tuzova

(1968-12-08) December 8, 1968 (age 55)
Occupation(s)artiste, singer, model, designer
Known forSelf-presentation as the "Russian" Barbie

Tanya Tuzova (Russian: Тáня (Татьяна) Тýзова, born December 8, 1968[1]) is a Russian artiste, singer, model, designer and blogger.[2] She is known for her deliberate resemblance to a Barbie doll, for which she received the nickname "Russian Barbie".[3][4][5][6]

Born in Moscow into a family of musicians,[7] Tuzova got her first doll at the age of 12. From that point onwards, she decided to become like Barbie, imitating her clothes and collecting a number of Barbie dolls. She has been married five times.[8]

Tuzova received international coverage in 2019, after allegedly spending over £120,000 in total on her Barbie collection and resemblance, amassing a total of 1520 Barbie dolls.[9][8] In 2023 the total amount of dolls reached to 12000.[10][11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Biografy of Tanya Tuzova in official website" (in Russian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "It's Lonely Being A 'Real-Life Barbie' According To 'Human Doll' With 'No Friends'". LAD Bible. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ "Russian Barbie Tatyana Tuzova competes for Miss Intercontinental crown". GMA News. 2019-01-11.
  4. ^ "Five-Time Married Russian Barbie Has no Time to 'Just be Friends'". Al Bawaba.
  5. ^ "Woman on quest to become 'real-life Barbie' says lifestyle leaves her 'no time to be friends'". Fox News. 11 April 2019.
  6. ^ "'Real-life Barbie' claims that living as a doll has left her with 'no' friends". InqPOP!. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  7. ^ "Татьяна Тузова - живая кукла Барби из России". FSHOKE (in Russian). 2015-07-16. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. ^ a b "Five-Time Married Russian Barbie Has no Time to 'Just be Friends' | Al Bawaba". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  9. ^ Stewart, Will; O'Leary, Abigail (2019-04-10). "'Real-life Barbie' spends £120,000 on plastic surgery, pink home and 1,500 dolls". mirror. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  10. ^ "Moscow Barbie Tanya Tuzova spent the day with Metro: she spoke about her $2 million doll collection and the film with Margot Robbie". Metro Moscow. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Розовые маски, короны и голые попы: чем занимаются русские "Барби" на самоизоляции" (in Russian). Retrieved 9 June 2020.